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Midland determined on long haul
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON British Midland (BM) is adamant that it will begin long-haul services next year, but is tight lipped about its contingency plans should it not receive clearance for transatlantic flights. The airline had expected to be in a position to detail its plans for transatlantic flights from London Heathrow ...
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Taiwan-Philippines dispute re-erupts
The air dispute between Taiwan and the Philippines has flared again. The Philippines has forced China Airlines (CAL) to withdraw from the Kaohsiung-Manila route, and Taiwan has retaliated by reducing Philippine Airlines Manila-Taipei flights from seven a week to four. Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) and CAL have accused ...
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More EchoStars on the way
DISH EchoStar communications has ordered three new satellites for its US DISH Network direct-broadcast system. Two craft will be built by Space Systems/Loral and one by Lockheed Martin. EchoStar operates five satellites, with a sixth to be launched in the second quarter. Of the new satellites, the Lockheed Martin-built ...
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Jet power
The potential for Indian air transport has never been greater Julian Moxon/MUMBAIWith a population of close to 1 billion people, most of whom travel by train, India offers immense potential for air transport. That potential was unlocked with the Indian Government's liberalisation of the domestic civil aviation industry in 1990. ...
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Marketplace
Air France has signed a five-year lease agreement with International Lease Finance (ILFC) for three General Electric GE90-powered Boeing 777-200ERs. The aircraft will be delivered between April 2001 and February 2002. Brymon Airways has taken delivery of the first of seven Embraer RJ-145s it has on order. Sabena has firmed ...
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Routes
American Airlines and Turkish Airlines have signed a codesharing agreement, with implementation pending negotiation of a US-Turkey open-skies agreement. Northwest Airlines, KLM and Alitalia are to launch reciprocal codeshare flights to 42 cities worldwide from the beginning of April. Vanguard Airlines will discontinue services to Cincinnati on 2 March, after ...
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Sibir targets second spot
Sibir Airlines plans to establish a hub at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport while expanding its network of subsidiaries in Siberia and Russia's Far East. The proposals could make it the country's number two carrier. The airline expects to carry up to 1.5 million people this year, doubling its 1999 load of ...
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SAirGroup buys 39% of TAP Air Portugal
BARRY CROSS LONDON Following months of delay, the SAirGroup has finally purchased a stake in financially troubled Portuguese flag carrier TAP Air Portugal. The size of SAir's holding - 39% - is much larger than the previously mooted 20% stake that the Swiss negotiated in the summer, reflecting the parlous ...
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Northwest adds new fare
Jane Levere New York Northwest Airlines is gambling on attracting a larger share of the US business traveller market by creating a new type of discounted advance purchase fare that does not include overnight an Saturday stay requirement. The new tariff, available only on US and Canadian routes, features ...
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BA underscores its African presence
ROGER MAKINGS JOHANNESBURG British Airways and its oneworld alliance could be about to strengthen its challenge in sub-Saharan African, following the UK carrier's decision to buy into regional partner Comair. BA plans to take an 18% stake, worth around R168 million ($28 million) in Johannesburg-based Comair, which signed as a ...
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Taiwan/Philippines heal rift with new air agreement
NICHOLAS IONIDES ATI SINGAPORE Scheduled flights between Taiwan and the Philippines were restored last month after the two sides forged a tentative agreement on new air services. It ends a dispute lasting more than four months. The agreement was signed on 28 January in Manila, allowing for flights to ...
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Air Canada tightens grip on Canadian
David Knibb Seattle Canadian Airlines is disappearing as an independent company as Air Canada proceeds to convert it into a wholly owned subsidiary under a new management team and brand. Air Canada has appointed Paul Farrar, a restructuring specialist, as Canadian's new chairman. Paul Brotto becomes chief operating officer. ...
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Air France develops hub and invests in regionals
ANNIE REDMILE PARIS COLIN BAKER LONDON Air France plans to take advantage of capacity restraints at rival European hubs with an expansion of Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG). It has also been busy investing in regional airlines which will feed traffic into the airport. Over the past ...
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Indian Airlines stake attracts interest
RAVI PRASAD NEW DELHI The Indian Government's latest plans to sell an equity stake in Indian Airlines this year has drawn interest from major Indian corporations. These include Sahara Group of Industries, parent company of Sahara Airlines; the Tata Group, which had planned to launch an airline in a joint ...
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KLM pushes Alitalia on Malpensa
KLM chief financial officer Rob Abrahamsen has given alliance partner Alitalia three months to complete its long-planned move from Milan's Linate Airport to its new Malpensa hub. Should Alitalia fail to meet the deadline, KLM could dissolve the alliance between the two carriers. Alitalia originally told the Italian Government ...
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All change at Kennedy terminals
CAROLE SHIFRIN NEW YORK Swissair and Sabena are moving operations at New York's Kennedy Airport from the terminal of former partner Delta Air Lines to the new Terminal 4. The Qualiflyer alliance partners' move will take place on 26 March, with the change of winter-to-summer time flight schedules. ...
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American gives more room to stretch
KAREN WALKER WASHINGTON DC In a move designed to steal more high yield market share and publicly address growing dissatisfaction among passengers with US airline service, American Airlines will increase leg room in the economy cabin across its entire fleet. Even if the percentage of business travellers who switch ...
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In Brief, Americas
Ecuador's SAETA grounded Ecuador's financial and political crisis has claimed SAETA and its domestic subsidiary, SAN, as victims. Both carriers cancelled all flights in early February amid reports that they were unlikely to recover. SAETA's condition worsened a year ago when an investor group discontinued its support for the ...
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ANZ takes control of Ansett Australia
DAVID KNIBB SEATTLE Ansett Australia has finally become a wholly owned subsidiary of Air New Zealand (ANZ) following agreement by News Corporation to sell its half share. ANZ will acquire the half interest in Ansett that it blocked Singapore Airlines (SIA) from buying last year. The New Zealand ...
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Routes, Asia/Africa
Oneworld links American Airlines and Cathay Pacific Airways have applied for US Department of Transportation approval for a wide-ranging codesharing agreement. The air services arrangement between the USA and Hong Kong does not allow codesharing but the oneworld alliance partners say they expect a new accord finalised in April ...